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From: Holden Rohrer <hr@hrhr.dev>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:07:30 -0500
Subject: update: mostly literature

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+\input mla8.tex
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+\numberfirstpage
+\clas{AP Lang}
+\name{Holden} \last{Rohrer}
+\prof{Jones}
+\header
+\title{``Enchanted Objects'' in the Great Gatsby}
+
+In the Great Gatsby, Gatsby's enchanted object is the green light at the end of Daisy's dock.
+Nick considers it to be enchanted or magcal because the green light is a symbol---a symbol of longing.
+I have no enchanted object of similar magnitude to Gatsby's because I don't long for much; in fact, what could be considered an enchanted object is already close to me.
+For my ``enchanted object,'' I would probably list something given to me as a gift by my grandmother---a small metal rod that vibrates at a particular frequency.
+It, specifically, holds no special emotional or symbolic importance, but I value it greatly because it represents my family, somewhat.
+
+Both my sisters and I have one of them, and I believe my grandmother got them from a trip oversease somewhere, and they are not unique or rare.
+But I value it because the object is representative of her relationship with me and my immediate family.
+She's an admirably giving person, and the small metal rod represents that despite its lack of intrinsic or attributed individual value.
+Separate from Gatsby, I don't think the enchantment of the object could be lost---I already own it, and it's not associated with any longing or any conflict which could possibly be resolved at some point in the future.
+So it is static.
+The enchantment of the object is derived from a general sense of emotional attachment to it, but like Gatsby's enchantment, it is valuable and relevant.
+The object holds value despite its materialism.
+
+\bye
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